Aero propelling and steering means



Nov. 5, 19 29. M. GALLET v 1,734,251

' AERO PROPELLING AND STEERING MEANS Filed Nov. 16, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Maurice Geller. I

Nov. 5, 1929.

M. GALLET 1,734,251

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AERO PROPELLING AND STEERING MEANS I Filed Nov. 16. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 mauric 4: 64 l at Patented Nov. 1929 mimics GALLET, or rouenxnnrsrn, New YORK AERO PBOPELLING AND STEERING-Ems Application filed November 1c, 1928. Serial No. 319,771.

This invention relates to means for propelling and steering such vehicles as aeroplanes,

.lighter than air craft, and boats or hydroplanes, and other transporting means which 5 may be propelled by suitable devices.

The object of the invention is to provide suitable means propelling the vessel in any direction desired, such as horizontal, vertical or at 'any angle thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for steering the vessel in any di-- rection by the operation or adjustment of said propelling means.

In the operation of the above mentioned types of vessels the ascent from the ground is slow and requires a large space in which to take off from or to alight on, and in the case of lighter than air vessels, they are not provided with any means whereby they can be ac propelled along the ound, and require manual labor to accomp ish this object, and further there is no means provided by which such a vessel can be-turned around in a small space,

under any weather conditions.

In the combined propelling and steering 'means forming the subject matter of this invention, means are provided whereby an aerial vessel may be propelled along the ground, directly raised or lowered from the ground, or steered in any direction, this bemg accomplished by a series of tubular devices mounted thereon inan adjustable manner and provided with means for propelling or suckin air therethrough.

With these and other objects in view, my 7 invention consists in certain construction and combination. of parts as will'hereinafter be fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like figures of reference refer to ,corres ondin parts in all of the views, but it is un erstoo that slight changes may be madewithout de arting from the spirit of the invention.

11 the drawings:

. Figure 1, is a side elevation of an air ship, showing my invention as' a' plied thereto.

Figure 2, is-afront elevation of the same.

I Figure 3, is a detail cross sectionalview of one of the propelling'and steerin devices, showing the method of operating t e same.

Fi ure 4, is a detail View of one of the steering evices, showing some of its-various positions. 1

Figure 5, shows the invention as applied to, an aeroplane. 4' Figure 6, shows the'invention as applied to a boat.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown in Figures 1 and 2, an air ship of the lighter than air type, but which is constructed with a on central longitudinal tube extending the entire length of the ship and having openends, with one or more propellers 11 mounted therein, and adapted to propel the ship through the air by forcing air through said tube 10.

Above and partly embracing said tube 10, is the gas bag 12, which is of suitable con-' struction and designed to contain the gas with which the ship is supported, and below said tube 10 is supported the main bodyof the ship 13, which contains the cabins, engine room, pilot house etc.; andto the lower part thereof are attached the landing wheels 14 by suitable meanssuch as the springs -15. 4

.To both sides of the ship 10 at suitable locations, are mounted a series of adjustable tubular combined propelling and steering devices, which are adapted to be moved, or swung upon their mountings, to point ahead as in flight, downward as in landing, or upward '80 as in ascending, and it will thus be seen that by the use of these device e ship may be run straight out from a hangar upon its landing wheels, and then by pointing the devices upward the ship will be carried either upward on an angle or straight up according as to the direction of the devices, and further by 'chan 'ng the inclination of the devices from eac other the steerin of the ship may be accomplished, wind resistance overcome, and by reversing the rotation of the pro ellerswhich are mounted within said devices the ship may not only be made to back, but the devices can be used as a brake. 7

These combined propelling and steering devices, comprise a tubular member 16, open on the ends and having mounted" therein a propeller or other suitable device 17 which may either be. operated by a motor 18 supplied with current from a central power plant 19 bers 16-, may be $5 or by're in the body of the ship 13, or by suitable me-' chanical means from said ower plant, as indicated in Figure 3 by t e gearing 19 and shaft 20.

The mountin of these cylinders or mem- Iiy any suitable means, but is here shown in F igure 3, as a swivel bracket 21 havingonelpart attached to the member 16 and the other part attached to the ship or. v framework thereof, and within said bracket 21 is a shaft 22 for the purpose oftilt'ing said member 16 to any desired angle. V For the purpose of turning the ship around in a small space or to; overcome the wind rea sistance and keep the ship on its course there is provided near the ends of the body 13 a transverse tubular mtimber 25, similar to the members 16, but mounted in a stationary manne but having therein a propeller 26, m which ay be rotated in eitherdirection, and in this manner, b rotating the propeller in the'forward mem er 25in one direction and. the propeller in the rear member 25 in the opposite'direction, the ship will turn around, lating the direction of rotation and speedo these propellers,.the ship may be steered as desired.

It is understood that these members 16 and 25, may bepf any suitable size and material 3e and,may be provided if desired with cone shaped ends as indicated by 27, and also the end of the tubular member 10 may be provided with a hood 28. V

Also toward the rear endof the ship and partly within the tube 10 maybe mpunted a blade wheel 29 designed to be rotated by the air passing through the tube 10, and this wheel 29 may be used to operate generators for the purpose of'creating power for lights,

etc.

In Figure 5 of the drawings is shown an aeroplane 30 which may be supplied with similar combined propelling and steering members 31, mounted in a tilting manner on ;suitable supports 32, the propeller 33 therein being operated through suitable mechanism from the power plane of the aeroplane, and thesemembers 31 may beused forgpropelling, raising and lowering and steering the 50.;plane. p Y v In Figure -6 of the drawings is shown a boat, and the manner of using these combined propelling and steering members, 34 therewith, one being used on each side-of the -:boat, and by regulation of the speed of their propellers, steering of the boat may be efl'e'cted, and by proper tilting of these members the proper trim of the boat maybe eflected.

It is also understood that the use of these ropellingand steering members is not con ed tothe uses as shown, but may be adapted to other vehicles, or purposes.

i the boatshown in Figure 6 the tubular combined: stee1 ing and propelling member 055- 34 is formed with a flanged end 35, and is suppower plant of the boat.

driven through the tube.

. ing the devices such as a vertical shaft 38 from the The rear of the t be 34 may be formed with a depression 39 andhave mounted therein a wind driven wheel e0 for" the purpose of operatin a'generator or other power device, a

this w eel 40 being rotated by the air as Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with an air ship formed with a tubular portion partly surrounded by a gas chamber, of means for pro elling and steering said ship, comprising tu ular members attached thereto on different planes in an adjustable manner and containing'propelling means, means for turning said ship on its vertical axis, comprising a pair of tubular members mounted thereon in transverse relation to the axis thereof andprovided' with means for forcing air therethrough in either direction. w a a 2. In combination with vessel formed with a tubular portion partly surrounding by a gas chamber, f means for propelling and steerme, comprising tubular members ad ustably secured thereto on difl'erent planes and adapted to be tilted to control the direction of travel of said vessel, and containing propelling means for actuating the movement of 'saidvessel, and means mounted on said' vessel for turning the same, comprising transverse tubular members containing'propelling means.

In testimony whereof I aflix'my signature.

MAURICE GALLET. 

